Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, iPod Family, Software, Apple
Square surprises us with Song Summoner for the iPod
Square Enix has released their new game for the iPod, called -- wait, hold the iPhone. Say what again? Square Enix has apparently been hiding a huge secret, and the word is out already in iTunes. They've developed an iPod classic game called Song Summoner, and if the video above is any indication, we don't actually have to wait for the iPhone's App Store to come out, we might have a new winner right here.
For a mere $4.99, you apparently get a full-scale Square strategy RPG, and that's not all -- the characters in the game are created from your iPod's songs. And every time you listen to a song, the game levels up. This sounds incredible, and so it's no surprise that our sister site, DS Fanboy, has already written up five reasons why this might be the new Square game to check out, even compared to the more established Final Fantasy series.
This bodes very, very well for the future of original iPhone gaming -- if Apple has Square-Enix and Harmonix building games this innovative for the iPod, imagine what they'll be able to do with the iPhone. We'll get our hands on Song Summoner as soon as we can, and let you know what it's like when we do.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ian said 7:35AM on 7-08-2008
So this game is only for the iPod Touch? :-/ I hope not.
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James said 7:42AM on 7-08-2008
No iPod Classic
Ian said 8:03AM on 7-08-2008
Oh, I must have skipped over that sentence that said that the first time I read it.
Kelmon said 7:43AM on 7-08-2008
The preview video and description sounded pretty cool, so I've downloaded the game. Unfortunately, my iPod is at home at the moment so I'll have to wait a while to have a play.
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A1 said 8:14AM on 7-08-2008
"this might be the new Square game to check out, even compared to the more established Final Fantasy series."
What a stupid comment.
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Ed said 9:12AM on 7-08-2008
Well, what do you expect from TUAW? Insightful and informed opinion pieces? Ha.
William said 10:05PM on 7-08-2008
@A1: I'm having more fun with this game than I did with Final Fantasy 12....
bob said 8:22AM on 7-08-2008
reminds me of barcode battling
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Christian said 9:16AM on 7-08-2008
Bought it, tried it, and it's awesome. A bit Final Fantasy SNES, a bit Secret of Mana. It runs well, although load times are a bit long, on my 60GB 5G iPod. It's an awesome find; can't wait to see what they do with the iPhone!
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